Malala Yousafzai, the teenager who was shot in the head by the Taliban, is speaking at the UN on July 12. Ahead of her speech, Prof. Samina Yasmeen - a specialist in strategic development in Pakistan - described the 16-year-old as a symbol of struggle.

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